Removing CaCl from rear rims

[jmageras]

Is there a way to get CaCl out of rims without removing the tires? Thanks.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Most agricultural tire places have pumps to remove it, but I don't know what they charge. You can get a tube to fit over the valve stem, and turn the valve to the low side, remove the valve, and slip the tube over the stem and direct flow into a container. when it stops flowing, add air to raise pressure and repeat. sloe, but will work. You still need an environmentally friendly way to dispose of it, thiugh it is common to let it run out in a gravel driveway.

[Lurker Carl]

Calcium chloride is not as toxic to the environment as most folks think. It is routinely applied to all sorts of roads around the country to melt snow and ice on paved roads as well as dust control on dirt/gravel roads.

http://www.gogenchem.com/MSDS/CorguardLiquid.pdf

http://www.allstatesasphalt.com/nf-sv-8.htm

http://www.dow.com/calcium/tech/faq.htm

Keep it away from fresh water ponds with slow water flow.

[Scott]

at school we put it on on the crane and just let it pea out into a trash barrel.be careful takin it out. one of the girls got it on her neck and it was all red

[George Willer]

at school we put it on on the crane and just let it pea out into a trash barrel.be careful takin it out. one of the girls got it on her neck and it was all red

And, whatever you do, don't get any on your good work boots. I ruined a $100 pair of nearly new Wolverines with CaCl. They shrunk badly and got hard as a carp. It broke my heart to throw them in the wood burner.

[Jim Becker]

Don't get any in an open cut either.

[Paul_NJ]

I removed the calcium chloride - water solution from the tires of my 340 simply by removing the valve cores, while each tires was lying on it's side. I orientated the tire so that the valve stem was down and downhill. I had to "pump" the tire a little by putting my weight on it, but I was able to remove all of the fluid. I used surgical gloves to keep it off of my skin. Make sure you've got the orientation right when you let it fall - the filled tires are pretty hard to move once they're down. I have a gravel/dirt driveway on my farm so I didn't notice any residual discoloration. Calcium chloride is just a mineral.

[beaconlight]

Paul you have a beautiful place. Sure a lot of work been done.

Bill

[Scott]

I agree

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Don't get any in an open cut either.

I'll second that, stings like the dickins.

[Paul_NJ]

Paul you have a beautiful place. Sure a lot of work been done.

Bill

Thanks, I appreciate hearing that. I should have taken "before" photos 5 years ago, but at the time I didn't think I'd ever want to remember how bad it looked. Labor of love, and all that . . . .